In Pursuit of the Perfect Shop is exactly what the title implies. The third book in the series of machine shop books by J. Randolph Bulgin, Pursuit takes the reader through yet another series of machine shop projects and methods. Targeted specifically towards the machine shop enthusiast whether just beginning or a veteran of machine shop practices, it is filled with methods, projects, and how-to sections from welding to finishing. This book is a valuable addition to the ... View more info

A book, including photographs and drawings, for both the professional and hobby level machinist. Intended primarily for the home shop hobbyist/enthusiast. Includes plans for various machine shop projects as well as instructional information about operating various machines found in both home-based and professional machine shops. Review: Just released, from the fertile mind of Home Shop Machinist and Machinist's Workshop author Randolph Bulgin, comes the newest book of... View more info

In this book the great Randolph Bulgin looks at the use and usefulness of the engine lathe, known by some as the "Queen of the shop." It is said by many that the engine lathe is the only machine tool in the shop that has the ability to reproduce itself when in the hands of a capable machinist. If I am ever told that I can only have one machine tool, it will be an engine lathe. Randolph brings his 50 plus years of metal working and machining experience to you in this, a... View more info

Building Shop is the second book in the series of machine shop books written and published by J. Randolph Bulgin of Bulgin Forge Press. Randolph's shop books are written for the serious hobbyist as well as the beginner in machine shop work. It is filled with good 'stuff' for the machine shop enthusiast. From rebuilding machines to welding, Building Shop is a must have book for both the machine shop amateur as well as the long time professional. About the Author: J. R... View more info

Puzzles and Peculiarities from the Machine Shop or How to Waste Time in the Machine Shop and Have Fun Doing It includes 11 examples of machined 'toys' which may be made in the home machine shop. The time required, depending mostly upon the maker's skill and upon the applied finish, can be from about 4 hours for the simplest up to maybe 8 to 12 hours on the more complex examples. About the Author: J. Randolph Bulgin is a fourth generation craftsman and blacksmith. A me... View more info

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